All function so all health is controlled by the spinal cord and nervous system. A vital life message is generated by the brain and travels down the spine and out the nerves to all of the cells of the body. This life command directly or indirectly determines the development, action, or inaction of all the organs, muscles, and tissues. The cells of the body send commands back through the same spine and nerve pathways back up to the brain to let it know their needs. It is just basic anatomy and physiology 101. It is the health and integrity of your spinal cord and nerve system that determines the health and healing of your body. Since the nervous system literally runs everything from heartbeat and muscle movement to birth and going to the bathroom, even the slightest interference would prove tragic over time.

Benefits of chiropractic correction of the spine and nervous system. Studies of the nervous system show that the most vital area of the spinal cord is the cervical (neck) region. The closer you get to the brain, the more vital the cord becomes. From a lateral (side) view of the cervical vertebrae there must be a 43 degree curve. Literally every organ in the body is some how affected by this part of the cord. This explains why if you break your neck, you're usually dead. That is why the cervical curve is known as the "Arc of Life". The 43 degree arc is the normal cervical lordotic curve. Any variance in this curve is abnormal and has shown to be the most dangerous condition that can exist in your nervous system and will eventually play a role in disease. People who lose their Arc of Life do not live as long.

 

Numerous scientific studies have shown that loss of the normal cervical lordosis (Arc of Life) will cause:

1. The lower brain (THE BRAIN STEM) to be pulled down into the bony spinal canal.
2. Tension on vital cranial nerves that exit the brain to control automatic body functions like breathing, digestion, balance, and heart rate.
3. Stretching of the entire spinal cord and spinal nerve system.
4. Reduction in quality and quantity of the mental life impulses from the brain to the organs, muscles, and joints in the body.
5. Wolf's Law: "Unequal stress on the front or back of the spine will cause a build-up of calcium, degeneration and decay of the vertebrae, spinal cord, and nerves as well as rotting of the soft tissues in the involved areas."
6. Flexion of the neck which cuts off blood supply to the spinal cord.

There are only two proven methods of restoring the normal cervical curve back to the spine and nervous system.

1. Dr. Alfred Brieg has performed studies in which a curved steel rod was surgically hammered into a patient's spine. While quality of life was obviously affected, when the arc was restored the majority of patients recovered from serious illness.
2. Using the right scientific, specific Chiropractic Adjustments of the stress vertebrae in the cervical spine coupled with regular cervical extension tractioning will consistently restore or improve the cervical lordosis.

Cervical traction is an essential part of spinal correction and vital to your longevity.